George Balanchine
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artistic director
ballet choreographer
ballet master
choreographer
co-founder of New York City Ballet
neoclassical ballet choreographer
George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Balanchine canonical | 101 |
| Georges Balanchine | 1 |
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf |
artistic director
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ballet choreographer ⓘ ballet master ⓘ choreographer ⓘ co-founder of New York City Ballet ⓘ neoclassical ballet choreographer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze
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surface form:
George Melitonovich Balanchivadze
Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze ⓘ
surface form:
Giorgi Balanchivadze
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| birthName | Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze ⓘ |
| coFounded |
New York City Ballet
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School of American Ballet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian SFSR
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surface form:
Russia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1904-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-04-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Imperial Ballet School
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Imperial Ballet School ⓘ
surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre ballet school
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| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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choreography ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| influenced |
American ballet
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New York City Ballet repertoire ⓘ neoclassical ballet style ⓘ |
| movement | neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering neoclassical ballet in the 20th century
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shaping the style and repertoire of New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agon
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Apollo ⓘ “Concerto Barocco” ⓘ
surface form:
Concerto Barocco
“Diamonds” ⓘ
surface form:
Jewels
“Serenade” ⓘ
surface form:
Serenade
Symphony in C ⓘ The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) ⓘ Theme and Variations ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballet master
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choreographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| positionHeld | artistic director of New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexandra Danilova
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Maria Tallchief ⓘ Tamara Geva ⓘ Tanaquil Le Clercq ⓘ |
| style | plotless ballet ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Ballets Russes
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New York City Ballet ⓘ School of American Ballet ⓘ |
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Valse
subject surface form:
La Valse
subject surface form:
Concerto Barocco
subject surface form:
Concerto Barocco
subject surface form:
Diamonds
subject surface form:
Diamonds
subject surface form:
Diamonds
subject surface form:
Chaconne
subject surface form:
Chaconne
subject surface form:
Scotch Symphony
subject surface form:
Don Quixote (Balanchine)
subject surface form:
Don Quixote (Balanchine)
subject surface form:
Serenade
subject surface form:
Serenade
this entity surface form:
Georges Balanchine
subject surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre